Gallbladder removal: Suffering in pain, please help

Posted by hines6852 @hines6852, Feb 11, 2023

Hi I’m a 44yr old white female who had my gallbladder removed January 20,2023 laparoscopic. I had a Strawberry gallbladder with 2 comet tails. I woke up in recovery in severe pain. My husband said he could hear me screaming coming down the hall back to my post op room. I was discharged that same day. Due to being heavily sedated I don’t remember anything but I said I screamed and cried in pain all night. He took me to the emergency room on January 21,2023. They administered heavy narcotics, and done a CT with contrast. They said CT didn’t show anything but I was screaming in pain with Dilaudid via Iv and Percocet via mouth. They admitted me and was never able to get my pain under control. I was unable to have a bowel movement even with an enema. I was discharged home taking 3 stool softeners a day. I still can’t have a bowel movement, I’m extremely swollen and in excruciating pain from between my ribs in a circle around my belly back to my center chest. No one can tell me what’s wrong as far as why I can’t go to the bathroom and why I’m having so much pain. I regret having the surgery with all my might. Please help !!

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@cookierockwell

This whole situation is absolutely horrific. I'm so sorry you're going through all this.

The only thing worse than the pain itself is being told that nothing is wrong. Yes! something's wrong!

Best wishes that find relief soon,
Cookie

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I am doing a lot better since I seen my chiropractor! I have been seeing him since I was 14yrs old. I will continue once a week treatments until my GI returns to normal. Basically my GI was paralyzed from the very heavy narcotics they were giving me around the clock for 5 consecutive days

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@hines6852
It’s a relief to hear that you got help and feel better.
Dilaudid is very potent- can’t imagine getting it around the clock for 5 days.
Remember- never go there again unless it’s an extreme emergency. Find another hospital to go to.

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